Sale reports / Arkansas / North Arkansas Livestock Auction / 2021-07-07

North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Jul 7
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050
Feeder Cattle receipts
351 head
▼ 385 vs last sale 736▼ 655 vs year ago 1,006 · −65.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
83 head
▼ 87 vs last sale 170▲ 7 vs year ago 76 · +9.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 17▲ 20 vs year ago 15 · +133.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 400-600 lbs the better kind 8.00-16.00 higher and the plainer kind 2.00-7.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 650 lbs 3.00-7.00 higher. Feeder bulls 450-650 lbs 2.00-9.00 higher. Not enough on offer in the other classes for an accurate trend. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00 higher on a light test.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.41/cwt on 129 head.
Average price
$138.41
129 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$742
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$236
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$25.43/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.24
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1558140.9078793
Medium and Large 2478133.4863833
Medium and Large 3477115.475503thin
One grade step is worth $25.43/cwt here — about $236 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale129 hd
138.41
—
AR average5 barns · 543 hd
134.17
+4.24
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,46294.641,3836thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,40468.9196714
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,15167.1477337
CowsLean 85-90%Average97458.7557213

Every lot

78 lots · USDA AMS · North Arkansas Livestock - GreenForest, AR
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2325175.00/cwt175.00–175.005691
Steers—Medium and Large 1343179.03/cwt175.00–183.006142
Steers—Medium and Large 1360175.00/cwt175.00–175.006301
Steers—Medium and Large 2375149.46/cwt142.00–165.005603
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2396162.00/cwt162.00–162.0064211
Steers—Medium and Large 1425171.71/cwt161.00–180.007304
Steers—Medium and Large 1472161.84/cwt153.00–170.007648
Steers—Medium and Large 2479147.80/cwt144.00–157.007084
Steers—Medium and Large 1536171.69/cwt160.00–173.5092016
Steers—Medium and Large 2540149.29/cwt147.00–154.008063
Steers—Medium and Large 3550125.00/cwt125.00–125.006881
Steers—Medium and Large 1571158.81/cwt153.00–167.0090719
Steers—Medium and Large 2571146.40/cwt144.00–150.008365
Steers—Medium and Large 1618152.76/cwt150.00–157.509447
Steers—Medium and Large 1662148.05/cwt142.00–152.009803
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned673152.59/cwt149.50–157.501,02710
Steers—Medium and Large 2689137.34/cwt128.00–140.009466
Steers—Medium and Large 1700144.50/cwt144.50–144.501,0121
Steers—Medium and Large 2738134.67/cwt134.00–136.009943
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned753138.50/cwt138.50–138.501,04311
Steers—Medium and Large 2785131.48/cwt130.00–133.001,0322
Steers—Medium and Large 1900129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,1611
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325162.00/cwt162.00–162.005271
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330144.00/cwt144.00–144.004751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1368153.56/cwt145.00–162.005653
Heifers—Medium and Large 2374137.82/cwt133.00–140.005154
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420151.48/cwt150.00–153.006362
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425118.20/cwt110.00–127.005022
Heifers—Medium and Large 2433137.87/cwt128.00–142.0059710
Heifers—Medium and Large 2474131.83/cwt128.00–134.006257
Heifers—Medium and Large 1486144.92/cwt140.00–153.5070421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1526143.81/cwt140.00–149.0075618
Heifers—Medium and Large 2529135.16/cwt134.00–139.007156
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570123.69/cwt113.00–133.007053
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575142.17/cwt138.00–147.0081721
Heifers—Medium and Large 3580110.00/cwt110.00–110.006381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned614136.79/cwt123.00–138.508409
Heifers—Medium and Large 1621137.51/cwt134.00–138.508546
Heifers—Medium and Large 2670120.00/cwt120.00–120.008041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1679127.50/cwt124.00–130.008664
Heifers—Medium and Large 1705127.20/cwt124.00–128.008975
Heifers—Medium and Large 2735106.00/cwt106.00–106.007791
Heifers—Medium and Large 1775118.00/cwt118.00–118.009151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open810122.00/cwt122.00–122.009881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1835118.00/cwt118.00–118.009851
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1345179.00/cwt179.00–179.006181
Bulls—Medium and Large 1365170.00/cwt170.00–170.006212
Bulls—Medium and Large 2380154.00/cwt154.00–154.005851
Bulls—Medium and Large 1415154.00/cwt154.00–154.006391
Bulls—Medium and Large 2415146.32/cwt140.00–154.006073
Bulls—Medium and Large 2460140.00/cwt140.00–140.006441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475156.08/cwt148.00–168.007419
Bulls—Medium and Large 1502154.10/cwt151.00–157.0077411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1562150.25/cwt144.00–154.0084412
Bulls—Medium and Large 2620123.02/cwt122.00–124.007632
Bulls—Medium and Large 1629142.01/cwt138.00–144.008935
Bulls—Medium and Large 1705128.50/cwt128.00–129.009062
Bulls—Medium and Large 1855103.00/cwt103.00–103.008811
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,12091.50/cwt91.50–91.501,0251
Bulls——1,53095.27/cwt92.00–98.001,4585
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight79050.65/cwt48.00–53.504002
Cows—Lean 85-90%92052.00/cwt52.00–52.004781
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01059.71/cwt55.00–62.006038
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04366.40/cwt65.00–68.006932
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05556.00/cwt56.00–56.005911
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12363.11/cwt60.00–65.0070910
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16569.12/cwt66.00–72.0080526
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39169.56/cwt67.50–72.0096812
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48065.00/cwt65.00–65.009622
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1201,900.00/cwt1,900.00–1,900.0021,2801
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2785650.00/cwt650.00–650.005,1031
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,079685.85/cwt550.00–725.007,4008
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1361,028.02/cwt775.00–1,150.0011,67814
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1901,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0012,7931
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,28572.50/cwt72.50–72.509321
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,080900.00/cwt900.00–900.009,7201
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2331,180.68/cwt1,150.00–1,200.0014,5583
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-274379.26/cwt67.00–93.005892

This sale against other markets

Arkansas weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Arkansas auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.